Life Membership

The Grand Lodge per-capita
assessment is part of our Lodge Dues requirement, and this has been raised
annually for several years. In addition, it may at some future date again be
necessary for the Lodge to raise its portion of the dues. By having a Life
Membership, you are exempted from paying dues, and so will not have to
pay any future increases. The per-capita assessment for 2012 is $33.00.
The amount required for life membertship is shown below.

2009 amounts, good until 12/31/2009

Age

Dues

Fee

Increase

49 or Under

21 times $120.00 Annual

$2,520.00

$

50 to 54, inclusive

19 times $120.00 Annual

$2,280.00

$

55 to 59, inclusive

17 times $120.00 Annual

$2,040.00

$

60 to 64, inclusive

14 times $120.00 Annual

$1,680.00

$

65 and over, inclusive

11 times $120.00 Annual

$1,320.00

$

By buying a life membership before the end of 2012, you not only realize an
immediate savings, but also protect yourself from all future dues increases.

The following statement is part of the Masonic Constitution.

A Lodge may adopt a standing
resolution providing for a system of Life Membership, which shall forever exempt
a member from the payment of dues therein. It must provide that life membership
shall be granted upon payment of a sum of money named therein, ... it may provide
for the granting of such a life membership upon payment of a sum of money equal
to the annual dues of the Lodge multiplied by the factor indicated opposite
the member′s age in the schedule above.

All amounts paid for Life
Membership shall be deposited in a reputable bank, or invested in accordance
with the provisions of the California Masonic Code, and only the income
therefrom, shall be used by the Lodge. The original amounts will be forever
kept and maintained for the permanent Life Membership Fund.

The secretary of the Lodge, in
making his Annual Report to the Grand lodge, shall report the number of Life
Members borne upon the roll, the amount of the fund thus created, and the manner
in which said fund is invested.

If you are interested in this,
please contact our Secretary Joe Goldwine by leaving a message on the Lodge
hot line, or by email at
Socallodge529@aol.com.
You may also call the Lodge Hotline at (310) 354-4064, for more
information on how to do it.